Simona Galassi
Simona Galassi (born June 27, 1972 in Forli , Emilia-Romagna , Italy ) is an Italian boxer who was or is world champion in kickboxing / Thai boxing, amateur boxers and professional boxers .
Career
Simona Galassi started kicking and Thai boxing in Forli in 1994. She is 1.65 meters tall and weighs a little over 50 kg, a body weight that she has held throughout her entire boxing career. She lives in Santa Maria Nuova. She is left sender. In 2002 she completed a sports degree.
Career as a kick and Thai boxer
In 1997, three years after starting this sport, Simona Galassi won the WAKO Pro Italian Kickboxing title by defeating Sonia De Biase, Italy. In 1998 she won the WKA Full-Contact European title (European champion). She successfully defended this title three times in 1999 and 2000. In 2001 she won the WPKC Thai Boxing World Championship. Her record as a kick and Thai boxer is 24-3-3.
Career as an amateur boxer
In 2001 Simona Galassi switched to amateur boxers. After four months of training she started in December 2001 at the 1st World Championship in women's boxing in Scranton / USA. There she won points in the weight category up to 51 kg over Natalija Petrakowa, Russia (16: 2), Maarit Teuronen, Finland (14: 2), Katrin Enoksson, Sweden (11:10) and Tammy De Laforest, Canada (20: 3) and became world champion straight away. She won this title in October 2002 at the 2nd World Championship in women's boxing in Antalya. In the weight class up to 51 kg she defeated Magdalena Dalecka, Poland and Eleftheria Paleologu, Greece by RSC in the 2nd round and in the final Kim Kum-son from North Korea on points (16:13).
In 2003 Simona Galassi won the European Championship for the first time in Pécs / Hungary in the weight class up to 50 kg. She defeated Stine Lindemann, Denmark through RSC in the first round as well as Tatjana Lebedewa from Ukraine (15: 9) and Hasibe Ozer , Turk (22: 7) on points. Hasibe Ozer became her toughest opponent in the further course of Simona Galassi's career. In 2004 she won the European title again in Riccione in the weight class up to 50 kg with victories over Katarzyna Czuba, Poland, Hasibe Ozer and Wiktorija Usachenko Russia.
In April 2005 Simona Galassi met again at the 20th Ahmet-Comert-Tournament in Istanbul in the final fight against Hasibe Ozer, who won this fight on points (15: 6). That was the first defeat Simona Galassi had to accept as an amateur boxer and it was her only defeat in her entire career as an amateur boxer.
At the European Championships 2005, which took place in Tønsberg / Norway in May of this year, she successfully took revenge for this defeat, because she defeated Hasibe Ozer in the final in Tønsberg just on points (13:12). She also met Hasibe Ozer again in the weight class up to 50 kg at the 3rd World Championship in women's boxing in October 2005 in Podolsk. She also won this fight on points (13:10) and won her third world title with further victories over Kalpana Chowdhury , India (29:12) and Ri Hyang-mi, North Korea (31:19).
In June 2006 Simona Galassi finally won the title in the weight class up to 50 kg in Porto Torres at the first European Union championship. In the final, she defeated Delphine Mancini from France in the second round.
As an amateur boxer, Simona Galassi played a total of 87 fights, of which she won 86.
International success as an amateur boxer
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Results |
| 2001 | 1. | World Cup in Scranton / USA | up to 51 kg | after winning points over Natalija Petrakowa, Russia (16: 2), Maarit Teuronen, Finland (14: 2), Katrin Enoksson, Sweden 811: 10) and Tammy De Laforest, Canada (20: 3) |
| 2002 | 1. | 20. Trofeo Italia in Naples | up to 51 kg | after winning points over Nadia Hokmi, France (17: 2) and victory in the 2nd round over Maria Avramidou, Greece |
| 2002 | 1. | 17th Ahmet Comert Tournament in Istanbul | up to 51 kg | after beating Viktoria Rudenko, Ukraine in the final |
| 2002 | 1. | 5th Witch Cup in Pécs / Hungary | up to 51 kg | after winning points in the final over Maria Moeller, Denmark (5-0 RS) |
| 2002 | 1. | World Cup in Antalya | up to 51 kg | after victory in the 2nd round over Magdalena Dalecka, Poland, victory in the 2nd round over Eleftheria Paleologu, Greece and point win over Kim Kum-son, North Korea (16:13) |
| 2003 | 1. | 1. Torneo Italia in Caorle | up to 50 kg | after winning points over Bayhan Karabacioglu, Turkey (19: 2) and Dalila Adaoui, France (25: 3) |
| 2003 | 1. | EM in Pécs / Hungary | up to 50 kg | after victory in the first round over Stine Lindemann, Denmark and point wins over Tatjana Lebede3wa, Ukraine (15: 9) and Hasibe Ozer , Turkey (22: 7) |
| 2004 | 1. | 1st Women-World-Cup in Tønsberg / Norway | up to 50 kg | after winning points over Samiha Hassan, Egypt (23: 3), Emily Klinefelder, USA (17: 4) and Sheyan Furong, China (17: 8) |
| 2004 | 1. | 3. Torneo Italia in Cascia | up to 50 kg | after winning the 1st round over Alina Nitu, Romania and winning the 2nd round over Agnes Kittoe, Canada |
| 2004 | 1. | 6th Witch Cup in Pécs / Hungary | up to 50 kg | after victory in the 2nd round over Katarzyna Czuba, Poland and victory in the 2nd round over Signe Kirse Ellegaard, Denmark |
| 2004 | 1. | EM in Riccione | up to 50 kg | after victory in the 2nd round over Katarzyna Czuba, points victory over Hasibe Ozer (22: 8) and points victory over Wiktorija Usachenko, Russia (28:10) |
| 2005 | 1. | 1. Intern. Women's tournament in St. Petersburg | up to 50 kg | after winning points over Wiktorija Usachenko (16: 9), Antonia Paputaski, Greece (18: 1) and Kumari Meena, India (22:13) |
| 2005 | 2. | 20th Ahmet Comert Tournament in Istanbul | up to 50 kg | after a point defeat in the final against Hasibe Ozer (6:15) |
| 2005 | 1. | EM in Tønsberg / Norway | up to 50 kg | after victory in the first round over Diana Ungureanu, Romania and points victories over Nally Onishchenko, Ukraine (17: 4) and Hasibe Ozer (13:12) |
| 2005 | 1. | 4. Torneo Italia in Cascia | up to 50 kg | after winning points in the final over Hasie Ozer (25:12) |
| 2005 | 1. | World Cup in Podolsk | up to 50 kg | after winning points over Hasibe Ozer (13:10), Kalpana Chowdhury, India (29:12) and Ri Hyang-mi, North Korea (31:19) |
| 2006 | 1. | Championship of the European Union in Porto Torres | up to 50 kg | after victory in the first round over Marjut Salo, Finland, demolition victory in the second round over Ayse Yavuz, Turkey and victory in the second round over Delphine Mancini, Italy |
International battles
| year | place | encounter | Weight class | Result |
| 2003 | Assisi | Italy versus Canada | up to 50 kg | Points win over Agnes Kittoe (3-0 RS) |
| 2004 | Monselice | Italy versus Scandinavia | up to 52 kg | Points victory over Katrin Enoksson, Sweden |
| 2006 | Grudziądz | Poland versus Italy | up to 52 kg | Points victory over Katarzyna Czuba (3-0 RS) |
| 2006 | Toruń | Poland versus Italy | up to 52 kg | Points victory over Katarzyna Czuba (3-0 RS) |
| 2006 | Forli | Italy versus Sweden | up to 54 kg | Points win over Irena Pavic (3-0 RS) |
| 2006 | Forli | Italy versus Sweden | up to 52 kg | Points win over Irena Pavis (3-0 RS) |
Italian championships
| year | space | Weight class | Result |
| 2004 | 1. | up to 50 kg | after RSC victory in the 2nd round in the final over Sara De Angelis |
| 2005 | 1. | up to 50 kg | after winning points in the final over Valeria Imbrogno |
Profile career
Simona Galassi played her first professional fight on October 8, 2006 in Milan. She defeated the flyweight Simona Pencakova from the Czech Republic by technical knockout in the 2nd round. On January 9, 2007, she fought in Bergamo against Nadia Hokmi from France for the vacant EBU flyweight championship. Since this fight was classified as a "draw" after 10 rounds, none of the fighters won this title. Simona Galassi won this title on May 11, 2007 in Bertinoro / Italy with a technical knockout victory in the 10th round over Bettina Völker from Germany.
On March 29, 2008 she was in her hometown Forli with a point win after 10 rounds over her compatriot Stefania Bianchini for the first time WBC world champion in flyweight. She defended this title several times in the following years. On March 11, 2011, however, she lost him in Polanco / Mexico by a point defeat against Mariana Juarez from Mexico.
On October 28, 2011 she won in Cagliari with a point victory after 10 rounds over Nadege Szikora from France the IBF world championship in super flyweight, which she successfully won on April 14, 2012 in Vicenza with a point victory over 10 rounds over Renata Szebeledi from Hungary defended. Against the same female boxer, however, she failed on October 27, 2012 in Padua while trying to win the WBC world flyweight title again.
But on June 15, 2013 in Bertinoro / Italy in the fight against Sanae Jah from Belgium, she won the vacant EBU European flyweight title by winning points. However, she failed on December 7, 2013 when she tried to become WBA flyweight world champion in Stuttgart in the fight against Susi Kentikian from Germany. She lost that fight over 10 rounds on points.
Simona Galassi last defended her EBU European flyweight title on August 8, 2014 in Ostia Lido near Rome by winning points over 10 rounds over Laetitia Arzalier from France.
As a professional boxer, Simona Galassi has fought 27 fights so far (as of December 31, 2014), of which she won 23 and lost 3, and once she fought a draw. Only she knows how long her extraordinarily successful career will last.
Title fights as a professional boxer
| date | place | title | Weight class | Result |
| January 9, 2007 | Bergamo | EBU European Championship | To fly | Tie against Nadia Hokmi, France |
| May 11, 2007 | Bertinoro | EBU European Championship | To fly | Technical knockout victory in the 10th round over Bettina Völker, Germany |
| December 28, 2007 | Forli | EBU European Championship | To fly | Points win after 10 laps over Floarea Lihet, Romania |
| March 29, 2008 | Forli | WBC World Championship | To fly | Points victory after 10 laps over Stefania Bianchini, Italy |
| July 18, 2008 | Civitanova | WBC World Championship | To fly | Points victory after 10 laps over Eileen Olszewski, USA |
| October 24, 2008 | Milan | WBC World Championship | To fly | Point victory after 10 laps over Stefania Bianchini |
| 4th December 2009 | Sölden / Austria | WBC World Championship | To fly | Points win after 10 laps over Aaziza Oubaita, France |
| March 12, 2010 | Bertinoro | WBC World Championship | To fly | Points victory after 10 laps over Esmeralda Moreno |
| March 11, 2011 | Polanco / Mexico | WBC World Championship | To fly | Point defeat after 10 rounds against Mariana Juarez, Mexico |
| October 28, 2011 | Cagliari | IBF World Championship | Super flying | Points victory over Nadege Szikora, France |
| April 14, 2012 | Vicenza | IBF World Championship | Super flying | Points victory after 10 laps over Renata Szebeledi, Hungary |
| October 27, 2012 | Padua | WBC World Championship | To fly | Technical knockout loss in the 3rd round against Renata Szebeledi |
| June 15, 2013 | Bertinoro | EBU European Championship | To fly | Points victory over Sanae Jah, Belgium |
| December 7, 2013 | Stuttgart | WBA world championship | To fly | Point defeat after 10 rounds against Susi Kentikian , Germany |
| May 23, 2014 | Molinella | EBU European Championship | To fly | Points victory over Galina Kolewa Iwanowa, Bulgaria |
| August 8, 2014 | Ostia Lido | EBU European Championship | To fly | Points victory over Laetitia Arzalier, France |
- Explanations
- WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
- RSC = Referee Stops Contest
- WKA = World Kickboxing Association
- WAKO = World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
- WPKC = World Profi Kickboxing Council
- WBC = World Boxing Council
- IBF = International Boxing Federation
- EBU = European Boxing Union
literature
- Box Sport magazine
Web links
- www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl
- Biography of Simona Galassi
- Simona Galassi
- www.wakoweb.com
- Simona Galassi in the BoxRec database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Galassi, Simona |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Forli , Emilia-Romagna , Italy |